The effects of good business communication


Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6



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Lesson Objectives
  • Understand how business benefit from good communication
  • Explain the main benefits to business of good communication

Starter

Add a sticky listing the benefits of good communication


Key Terms

Brand awareness - making customers aware of your brand and wanting to choose your brand
Customer loyalty - customers preferring one business over another
Motivation - individuals being committed and wanting to help the business achieve its goals
Customer service - the experience that customers have in using a business
Staff turnover - number of staff that leave in a time period
Product knowledge - an employee being able to give a detailed explanation of the product
Social enterprises - a business whose main goal is social/environmental rather than profit driven


Activity

Check your recent marks on the marksheet

Activity
Read through the information below

Benefits of good communicaiton
Increased sales - may come following a successful marketing campaign, the build up of brand awareness or even as the result of excellent reviews from previous customers
Building reputation - customer loyalty comes with reputation, excellent product knowledge from staff and excellent customer service help with this.
Motivation - improving staff motivation can also come from good training, rewards and a belief in the brand/product
Improved efficiency - well motivated staff could feedback information to help the company meet its goals
Improved product information - the staff product knowledge is important but so is the publicly published information , such as that on the website
Achieving objectives - good communication can achieve objectives by building awareness of the product/brand and making stakeholders feel positively about it

Task

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Click on the image to visit the Chatham Green Project - explore the website of this social enterprise and write a paragraph explaining how well they communicate and how this will benefit the project's goals.

Plenary

With your neighbour discuss how the school is trying to create a positive brand awareness within the community.